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4The Canadian Stateeman, Bowmanvlfe, Aug. 19, 1984 EDITORIAL COMMENT There's No Easy Way to Do It! r W'hile no details have been released yet concerning the reasons behind Town Council's immediate dismissal of Build- ing Inspector Mel J. Moore, there quite apparently was unanimous agreement amang councillors that they would be unwise ta retain his services any long- er. To date we have heard nothing ta indicate that thene was any incomp- etency involved in the dispute. Rather, we feel that the dismissal xvas the re- suIt of misunderstanding concenning recompense and the possible abuse of allowances. Because of this, plus a de- finite and admitted instance of insub- ordination through loss of temper and sanie name-calling, the controversy had ta be resolved by couincil taking the action it did, especially when Mr. Moore did flot see fit ta resign as requested. Following a meeting or meetings that had been held with Mn. Moore, it would have been almost impossible for both aides ta have continued with confidence In each other. The affair is regrettable, but these things do happen in public affairs and in private, and thene is no easy way ta tell an emplovee that bis services are no longer required. We know that every Are You a Do you try ta -get ail these facts bef are making youn decision of who and what you are going ta vote for? On, are you the type of citizen who says, "Don't bother me with facts; my mind is made up?" If you are ta be a "good citizen," you must be an informed one, says The Flame (Cabot Industries). You must be capable of evaluating that information and willing ta act upon youn conclusion frorn your evaluation. This doesn't mean that you have ta be a roaring crusader for every cause yau study and conclusion tells you is right, but you should do your part in furtbening il. The education of an effective citi- zen starts in the home. Here the young learn fromn the example set by parents and elders. Here, in the early form- ative years, many of their likes and dislikes, their prejudices, appreciations and the moral and spiritual values are conceived and developed. Most of these qualities are engraved for life. Here mnany of their attitudes and views of the people around theni, their com- znunity, state and country and the pub- lic servants who we elect are born and nurtured. Then cames school with its formai training in preparation for future years. The student is subjected ta history, rnathemnatics, the sciences and languag- es, along with physical education. Wbat he learns depends much upon bis home training and the interest deveioped in hlim thraugh the presentation of the subjects. But, above aIl, his schooling should endaw bu xith the faculty ta seek and evlauate information. member of counicil, especially His Wor- ship the Mayor, gave the matter ex- tensive consideration and much worry because na one in a position of autharity takes such action in an offhand man- ner, especially when it concenns a long- service employee who is also a f iend of many years standing. We would suggest that in future, similar occurrences might be avoided by drawing up definite employment cantracts with each salanied employee, so bath parties know exactly what their conditions of employment will be. We would also suggest that the aId army chain of command be brought into force, sa that every employee bas just one boss ta answer to, not a full commit- tee. No employee can do a job effec- tively if he bas ta listen ta several people, ail with authority ta tell him what to do or not do. Now, unless the Building Inspector sees fit ta have the reasons for his dis- mussai published in this paper, we be- lieve the best course is for the affair ta be cancluded without funther com- ment. It is aver and done with, and both sides wiil suffer enougb from it without continuing the argument fur- then in public. Good Citizen? Civic, fraternal and prof essional or- ganizations of which he is a member wili augment his knowledge and un- derstanding. The newspapers, periodicals, re- ports, especially gavernmental, TV and radio put today's news and happenings at bis fingertips. And paralleling aIl of these, fnom the cradle to the grave, is religious training and participation. A good citizen should have a thor- ough knowledge and understanding of the pninciples of the democratic system. He should have a clear concept of the advantages and disadvantages of our governmental system. He should aiso know the pninciples and goals underly- ing other forms of government through- out the world, for how else can he evaluate bis own government? He should know and understand bis local and state gavernments and their problems. And, last but flot least, be should know as much as possible about those holding or seeking office in any government position, whether local, state or federal. Action in true democnacy camnes only from its people. And, action must be pneceded by information and evalu- ation. Nobody else can do the evaluat- ing for yau. You must do your own thinking. Someone has said that the stupid are always cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt, but if you have gatten ahl the information you can get, evaluated it without prejudice and are still in doubt, you have at Ieast made an hon- est effort. Do you stili consider yourself a good citizen? Optimistic Report There has been sornuch said about unemployment in Canada over the past two or three years that littie attention has been paid by the public to a steady, strong growth in employment. Signifi- cantly, most of the job gain has been in manufacturing. The importance of this factor is thàt growth in direct nianufacturing employmnent indirect- Iy creates much other employment through the purchases by the manu- facturing companies and their employ- ees of an increased volume of raw ma- teriaIs, consumer goods and services, faods, farm products, transportation services and so on. An article in the current issue of The Labor Gazette, is- sued by the federal departmnent of la- bor, sums up the facts. "'One of the more stniking features of the current business upturn is the breadth of the expansion," states the Gazette. "The expansion, which got un- derway some 38 months ago, has al- ready lasted longer than any of the business upturns since the Korean War. Equally important, there has been a noticeable pickup in the tempo in recent months . . . Employment in the first quarter of 1964 averaged 285,000 high- er than in the corresponding period last year. This gain of 4.8 per cent represents a substantially faster rate of advance in any recent year. Almost ail of the increase was in non-farmn industries. "The largest advance, in bath rela- tive and actual terms, was in manufac- turing. Total manufacturing employ- ment was up aven the year by an esti- mated 100,000, a gain well above the advance for any previaus year since Worid War IL. The service and trade industries together accounted fan an increase of some 150,000, apnoximately one-haîf of the entire advance. In the remaining industries, employment levels were much the same as in the early part of 1963." Since other industries did flot con- tnibute ta the employment increase, it may be assumed that mast of the job gains in the services and in trade wcre induced by the growth of direct cm- pioyment in manufactuning. Also, since manufacturing employment normally reaches a peak in August and Septem- ber, between the first quarter and eanly fali of this year it may nise by nearly another 100,000 ta a seasonal peak of neariy 1.5 million, and theneby further expand total employment. One final point from the Gazette review' mighit be the iast of "shortages of particular skills" that are becaming mare pronounced acnoss the country - machinists, machine openators, tool makens, fitters, weldcrs, mouldens, sheetmnetai workens, lom fixens, spin- ners and weavcrs, sewing machine op- enators, maintenance mechanics, auto mechanics, and bodymen. Durham County'sr Great Faraily Journal Established 110 years ago in 1854 Alzo Incorporating The Bow~mnvlle News 90 The Newcastle Independent £Luthorlm.d acmSeond Clama Mail by the Post Office Dept.. Ottawa., and ter paym JOHN M. JAMES GEO. W. GRAHAM $4.00 a Year, strictly ln cdvance »ftt et pctaqe je COQ GEO. P. MORRIS BuEs ~zuMGR. $5-50 cg Year ln theUnited States Pipe Band Pays La st Respects ?/oungmun's Coluin'n On Monday afternoon at Bowmanville Cemetery the remains of Melbourne Hawley of O'DeIl St., were laid to rest, while in the background the Legion Pipe Band xith muffled drum played the lament. Mr. Hawley was one of the original drummers with the band and played with them until illness forced his retirement. Report from Ottawa By Russell C. Honey, M.P.1 This week the House of Commons returned ta debate on the flag resolu- tion which is the iast remaining item an tbe agenda prior ta a parliamentary recess. Having completed tbis phase of the legislative program il might be in- teresting ta look back and see just wbat parliament bas accomplished ta date in this session. Il is not generallY rccognized that we bave passed 42 items of legislation, sime of the major statutes enacted are as foilows:- (1) Columbia River Treaty approval. This Canada-U.S. treatyv bas caus- ed considerable controversy in the past and its passage is of great sig-nificance ta bath cauntnies. (2) Cyprus U.N. International Force - participation by Canadian fonces was approvcd. (3) National Defence Act amend-1 ment ta provide for integration of aur armed forces. (4) National Housing Act amend- ments ta bning about more urban renewal. (5) Family Ailowances extended tot students aged 16 and 17 years. t (6) Student Loan legislation which wiil enable students ta obtain a maximum boan of $1000. per year for five years. (7) British North America Act1 amendments which make it pas-r sible ta include benefits for wi-r dows and orpbans in the Canadac Pension Plan.F (8) Territorial Sea and Fisheries - Zones Act i.mendments ta in-L crease Canada's territorial watero fram three miles ta 12.e (9) Fanm Credit Corporation amend- u ments ta double the maximumm amounts availabie for farm loans. t] (10> Export-Credit Insurance Act amendments ta facilitate Canada's groxving expont market. (11) Judges Act and Exchequer Court Act amendments. (12) Income Tax Act, Customs Tariff and Estate Tax Act amendments which implemented the provis- ions of a budget brougbt down early in the session. (13) Federal - Provincial Fiscal Re- vision Act ta implement the re- cent agreement between the fed- erai and provincial governments. (14) Eight separate appropriation acts covering estimates fan the fiscal yean 1963-64 and granting the gavernment interim supply for the current fiscal ycar. Ail of this formai work was some- bow accomplislied between periods of a less productive nature wbicb have in- cluded the C.B.C. film "Mn. Pearson"; tbe federal - provincial conference pro- ceedings held in Quebec City; the World's Fair and ils emblem-s; the split- ting of the twa-fiag resolution; the fur- ther disintegration of the Social Credit Party; the suggestions of a Liberal- N.D.P. combination; the Cyprus and Viet Nam cnisis and sa on. Despite the fact that Canada now bas a minonity gavernment we bave made some real legislative accamplish- ments. It is my opinion that we can continue ta make solid gains, in this parliament. A minority gavernment can work, altbough il undoubtedly takes longer ta get things done. I am not anc of those wbo think there will be an election in the near future. It is up le us ta make this minonity gavernmcnt wvork . .. and I think we are daing just that. Porridge and the Hungry by TED SCHRADER It's curions bow certain foods re- vive ancient memories. The siate sky brougbt a chilly morning and I decided ta make porridge. For 10 minutes, I ne- lived my complete boybood during the Hungry Thirties. My marning chore was ta stokc the furnace, then make the porridge for f ive famislied eilidren. Because I1xvas the youngest. miv brother and three sisters were ID9etrmitted ta remnaîî beneath thieir "6comforters" until the bouse xvas warm. "Eat up yaur porridge," mother nagged each of us in turn, "becatîse it will put meat on vour ribs." This was something I couid neyer understand (and still don't) but in those days if mother said cereal could became meat, then it could. She xvas alxvays xvorking magie. The most amazing magie xvas get- ting fed at ail. Hav-in,, no father in the bouse, we liad nra tangible income. For years we survived b\, selbing mother's jewellerx-, andl when i reaclied my teens 1 inhcrited tlie job of bunting for aild gold. The mother Iode was in fountain pens, and a nib brougbt 15 cents from the Oldi Gold MUan. I remember shoppin1g ail over Sas- katoon for the besf, bangain in meat, and my triumph was five cents a pound for hamburger. Ia those days, mother couhd stretch the hamburger with bread crumbs and wc wouid catliikc kings. (Today, bbc chcapest meat is chicken. In tbheulLngrv Thirties, chieken was a rare delicacy, served anly on birth- days.) We necognized liver as good food long before Mabonev%'s butcher did. After paving aur pennies for enough meat bo flavor a stexv, we xvouid ask the butcher for some liven fan the cat. Whilc be rummaged in bis trasb bin, he would fish ont bancs for the dog. The cal and dog neyer saw tbe hiver on the saup bancs. uintil affer dinner. I oftcn vondered if the butcher knexv. MN. grandmother and I uscd ta prowl'the back lanes for a tender weed, she called Lambs Quarters. She cookedJ 30's these mbt "greens", scasoncd with vine- gar. It was deliciaus. 1 ahways thougbt she made up the name, but the other day 1 came acnoss it in a gourmet's cookbook. lUy second favorite greens was dandelions, wbicb she cookcd the same way. Last lime I visited my sister in Sas- katoon, I xvalked past Earlv's garage, xvbicb is stibi there. That neminded me of bbe spilled sugar. Fnida 'v nights, mother scanned the advertisements for the "boss leaders" in eacb store, wbicb merchants used for luning customers. Early Saturday, I visited ail the stores and bougbt notb- ing but "loss leaders." That's how I came upon the sugar hargain. On the way home, my heavy parce] shifted and the sugar smasbed ta tbe sidewalk. Mnr. Early lent me a bag and a wbisk bî'oom ta sweep it up, and for hours all of us picked grit and concrete from the sugÎan spread on the kitchen table. Mother baughed hcartiiy. She al- wvay v aUgbed aven "spiit miik" as she During those bungry days, we neyer went xvithout a newspaper. The paper boy got paid first. And wben mnother made ber vveekbv visit ta the library, she broughi back seven books for, ber- self and one for each of the kids, When- ever I pick up anc of Faniey Mawat's books I thnik of that library, because When each of us grew aid enough fan university, we werît thnougb the same noble rite: Someone should get ont and stant eanning a living. Stupidity made mother stiffen. "It will take yau 30 minutes to a ak ta the university," she told me, "and that's long enough ta figure out how ta raise aour fees." Sbc was night, but that's another stony. This niarning wben 1 ate ail the porridge I could, 1 sprcad the balance on a rock for mv Gloucester Pool cbip- munk and the býirds. During the Hung- rv Thirties. il was tough getting a sand- wich out of grandnia, but we always fed the birds. On his August 6th radio broadcast, Gordon Sinclair reported the death, by car accident, of a forty-four year old Canadian who had been a grand mother since the age of forty one. He wonder- ed if this was a record f or Canada. Nope! My wife and 1 know a lady who can beat that by several years. When she was scarcely sixteen, her hobby was to go buggy niding with a husky farm lad, seven years her senior. Final- *ly, due to her "delicate" condition, they marnied. Their baby daughter, when Sscarcely sixteen, emulated her mother's *example s0 well that, the former be- came a grandmother at the ripe old age of thirty two. By an odd coincidence, these two ladies are living just a few miles froni Mr. Sinclair's home- but we aren't revealing their names. On August 8th (Saturday), about 3:30 p.m., a young man enquired the way to "Rollin' Acres." Until that mo- ment I had neyer heard of the place except the day before, 1 had noticed a vehicle in Orono, bearing that name. He said he was associated with the Children's Aid Society, and had been trying to locate Rollin' Acres since 9 a.m. When he showed me his written in- structions on how to reach the Camp, from Toronto, it was easy to under- stand wvhy he xvas lost. He was told to go west, from Toronto, on Highway 401 until he reached numben 35, when he was to turn on number 115, and after gaing three miles on 115, turn right, then watch for the Rollin' Acres sîgn. He did go west on 401 for about forty miles before realizing that num- ber 35, and 115 was east of Toronto. When he eventually reached the junction of 35, and 115, he jogged along the latter for five miles, and seeing no camp sîgn, wvent back to the junction, and fnom there to Lindsay (25 miles). Not finding the Camp at Lindsay, he back tracked to the junction of 35 and 115, and thence to our place. and i ~By Bill Smie yj whom he wished to leave at the Camp and pick up another one, for Toronto. I suggested going with hîm to see if we could locate this elusive spot. Our first stop provided us with a dlue that the Camp might be in the vicinity of the old Cavan mili (whene ever tihat wvas). At our next stop, we encour4er- ed an inebriated female in a bamqack, who drowsily enquired if we had woke her just to annoy her. and if we had a lighter to light her fag. Spot ting some construction trucks, xve enquined of the drivers who advised us to go ta High- way No. 28, turn right, go south through Fraserville, then turn rigbt at the ap- propniate sign. By golly, they were right! The place is actually a few miles east, and a bit north of M\,illbrook. It is located near a good sized creek, i a beautiful sylvan setting, and is used as a summer camp where sixty under- privileged children of Toronto, may, spend a two weeks' vacation. & The twelve year old boy going back to Tor- onto would have liked to have stayed longer in Camp. When I asked hini how long he had been at Rollin' Acres, an older boy told me, facetiously, to count the layers of diri on "Jeelo" and allow one layer for each day. Actually, "Jeelo" wvas dlean as a hound's tooth. The children are allowed to swîm every day, are well fed, provided with good living quarters, dlean clothes, and plen- ty of facilities for play - a rare boon to youngsters cooped Up in oppressive city grime, heat and noise. The Children's Aid Society, Catho- lic Charities, and other welfare groups select the children to attend Camp, and pay a nominal fce for their mainte- nance. Apparently, the place is owned, and operated by private persons, inter- ested in this type of worthwhile en- deavour. We, who live out in the coun- try, take fresh air, gre'en grass, cool creeks, beautiful trees, etc., for grant- ed, instead of deeming it a splendid I was badgercd into attending a wedding this summer. They are events I normaliy avoid as carefully as I would a lepen colony. But Ibis was a special ane. My aId partner, afler figbting the good fight for forty years, had finally been snaned. I looked upan il mare as a histonic event than a mere exchange of nuptial vows. For years, my xife and every other married female be came in contact with had bullicd bim, pleaded with bim, urg- ed him, pushed eligible young women in front of him, in that great and no- ble femînine vacation known as Don't let a Single One Get Away. During the pracess, 1 and the bus- bands of these other harpies maintained a discreet silence, aur sympathy mndi- cated oniy by the ralîng of eyeballs heavcnwards. Secrctly and unanimous- ly, we cheered hiîn on ta greater heights of courage, stubbanness or insanity, de- pending on your point of view. Anyway, he finally taok the plunge, or got out of bis depth or something, after four decades of incredible forti- tude. But trust bim. He didn't get hitch- ed and start raising a family and gaing througb ail the bornons that invoives. Nope. He mannied a charming wi- dow, and wben the last vow had been taken, be became an instant busband, father and grandfatber. The rest of us go tbrougb twenty-five years of unmiti- gated bell ta achieve that serene height. Well, as I stanted out ta say, wed- dings, ta me and ta most men, are just a big pain in the arm. 1'd rather go ta a good funeral, any day. But women are diffenent. Theyi take ta weddings like cats take ta kip- per. There is something almast morbidi about their fascination witb that pro-1 duction which most men consider a1 minor tragi-comedy.i You should have seen the nonsense we went through getting ready for this at the wedding. THE SHRUB ON THE HILLTOP By a pet path of mine That spans Nature's loftiest live There stands a sbrub; A little shrub - The scrawniest one Atop the bill. one. I f iguned we'd get dressed up, shine aur shoes, buy the happy couple a crack of scotch or a carving knife, and that's all there was ta it. Well, that's aIl I did ta prepQre for It. But my aid woman stanted operat- ing at least a month before the ce mony. Though I kept reminding 3r that she wasn't the bride. she was in and out of practically every drcss shop in the province, befone she got the right dress and bat. Then there was a big tbing about ber glaves. Thcy were just a shade off the aff-something-shade off the off- samnething-shade of the rest of the rig. Tears. Dye. Dve remover. More dye. Tbank goodness I went in my bane hands. And then there xvas the gif t. 1 could have bought something useful and suitable, like an ironing board, in about twenty minutes. But she draggcd me in and out of stores until I feit more lîke dnopping than shopping. And the pnices! Oy! However, we made il, and I finably realized wby wamen like weddings su much. First of ail, it gives them a chance for a good cr y with out some cal- bus kid saying, "I-Icy, Dad, wbat's Mom bawling about NOW?" Second, it affords them the appon- tunity of weaing some crazy bat they haven't enough nerve ta wear ta chu rch normally. And which item will be cane- fuliy stored away in a bat-box until it is lhrown away by their grand-daugh- ter some day. And fialy, thene is that deliciaus aftenmatb, when it's all aven, when they don't have la worry about make-up any mare, when the shaes came off ad the bain cames down, and they can get at the real business of the wedding-tear- ing ta tatters the costumes, manners and reputations of ail the other women Corner /or Its branches are entwined With ugly bark; But il stands the gales And ail assails As weaker sbrubs fali This shnub tells the tale of Life: Fan those wbo bold on through the strife And brave the sbannis In aIl their furor (As ather take on ecasy deboun) Will rcacb the Hiiltop. -Marion Ford MY FAITH 1 placed one sced in tbe gnound Soon a Daisy there I found; 1 beld a baby in mny armns ibi was he, Now he ruas ta pala ngle; 1 planted a sapling by the shed Now a tree tawens fan averhead; I placed my band in another's grasp Neithen of us could understand the rasp Fate bad dealt. Time eased the pain And how wcme is sanie nain. 1 read ta a cbild 'haut "nays an' yaws" Told bum "Yes, there is a Santa Claus",, And there is magic in the air You'i find il if you lok, everywbere; And thene's ight and thene is wrong, There's sornaw and a sang; Look! Tbere's a new bud on the rose That I thought was dead. Do yau suppose Tt found aew life? Yes, my Fiends Faithful living neyer ends. This is my Faith, I hold it truc, Ta the aId, add the new; Biend tbem webb, touch the sad, And renew your Faith in God. -Marion Ford Athouqh e"w procatution wiIi bu tairen ta a'votd errex flle Canadiemn Statésimln oaccepts advertte. tu ail@ clumait au t. unde:standing that il wilU not b. fiable for any errr lwaCry dverti»mmnt heMsbdbre,.wder unless a proof of sucb advertisement is requested in WTitiflq by the advertis.r and retwued ta Thc. Cranadion Stateaman businessaffice. duly qigned bY the advertiser und with such erroz or correction PiainlY noted in writîng thereon. und in that case if any errer so noted te net coommetud by the. Canadian Statean ilslilability &hallfnot exceed auch oaprton est the entir. cent Of &*C cvgitlgement Utu theapace occupied by the. noted errai heure teto h ol. spocs occupied by smcii dvertiseznent. De t-À vets